I Am Louis XIV

  Chapter 54 The Inquisitor—Elarius

The words of the vampire Amon made the Duke of La Rochefoucau hesitate for a moment. He had already put on a coat, a cloak, and a hat - he was completely a suave and handsome knight, but these were all covered by his face. He was not a timid person. To be precise, most young men at this time were aggressive and good at fighting, especially the nobles, who were no strangers to war, even kings and dukes, who died on the battlefield There are not a few of them - even a duel to the death just for a sentence or two or a look, just like a few days ago, two subordinates of the Prince of Condé duel because of the provocation of Gaston, the Duke of Orleans. , resulting in the death of one of them.

   To say that there is anything that makes them hesitate, it is either God or the devil, or their ambition.

When the Duke of La Rochefoucault met the Duchess of Chefus, he was still a teenager, and it is difficult to say whether there is a sincere part of their relationship, but the Duke of La Rochefoucault must have, otherwise he would also He would not be involved in the anti-Richelieu palace coup, but his subsequent exile taught him a lesson. He also met Amon at that time. Although the Duke didn't know Amon's true identity at first, to this young man, Amon was a bit gloomy, extreme but well-informed and good teacher. She opened the beautiful veil of the Duchess of Shepherd's love, allowing him to see the ugly true face below. It was Amon who let him break free from love and devote himself to a new career that would make him more exciting and satisfying. go.

Amon's medicine (of course, the duke didn't know it was Amon's blood at the time) allowed him to appear before the Duchess of Longueville still as handsome and graceful as a twenty-year-old, energetic, and He can have a cool head, sharp thinking, and admirable excellent skills in front of the Prince of Condé - otherwise, just being the lover of the Duchess of Longueville will not allow him to rise to the sky and become the prince's. Right arm.

Perhaps it was because Amon always acted as a gentle elder and guide, which gave the Duke of La Rochefoucault a little unrealistic fantasy. Before the woods - the duke still thought that Amon was no different from anyone around him, but he was wrong, the reason a vampire was a vampire was that he was no longer human and wanted to take human laws and morals, or It is impossible to put emotional shackles on their heads.

After he and Prince Condé left Paris, they were again instructed by Amon several times to get the duke to say that he was willing to believe Amon. The facts also proved that Amon's prediction was quite correct. The Duke of La Rochefoucault who cares about the soul, the Prince of Condé is a little constrained in this regard. He thinks that maybe they can "use" vampires in some places, but they should get along with vampires like friends, and even treat them as friends. Being a teacher or a trustworthy person is completely impossible—and, perhaps, his fear of vampires, the prince doesn't think he can control them.

In this regard, since the Duke of La Rochefoucault also saw it, of course Amon couldn't see it, but compared to the Duke's nervousness, Amon just smiled slightly, unexpectedly did not do anything terrible, he It can be said that he continued the previous transaction with the duke gently, and occasionally accepted the "employment" of the prince, but even the duke could feel that Amon had withdrawn the outstretched hand, and the prince also noticed Arrived, but Kong Dai did not regret, or rather, he was relieved.

Prince Kongdai is a devout believer. He hates these dark creatures from the bottom of his heart. If Amon and his descendants have incomparable power and unimaginable means, their fate will not be better than that of the prince dedicated to the king. Where is the human wolf skin better?

The Duke of La Rochefoucault disapproved of the prince's attitude towards Amon. In addition to his transaction with Amon, the power of another world that Amon showed him made him both fear and longing. Unfortunately, He clings to the prince, not the prince clings to him. Prince Kongdai has sternly warned him that he is not allowed to have a deeper relationship with Amon. It is impossible.

But let him say that every word of Amon is worth paying attention to - the last word he said to Prince Condé was that he should not go back to Paris unless he was going back to be crowned as a king, otherwise he would be considered a deputy king. The title of the lord could not be, and Prince Condé only got the title of Grand Marshal and left happily for Paris. From then on, Amon stopped speaking, even if the duke flattered in every possible way.

   Now he said to the Duke of La Rochefoucault to see the situation.

   What kind of situation do you see clearly? The Duke couldn't ask, because the next moment, the vampire turned into a gray-black mist under the moonlight, and got out through the gap in the window.

The duke was startled, and after waiting for a few minutes, his attendants and the prince's officers urged him outside, and he reluctantly picked up the gloves that had fallen on the ground, hurried out of the door, got on his horse, and galloped towards Paris. go.

  ——

The vampire stretches his body wantonly in the air, and when it turns into smoke, he can move forward quickly with the help of the wind like clouds - at this time, the wind is blowing strongly from the Boulogne woods to Louvre palace.

A gray eagle owl swooped down from above the clouds. Generally speaking, a creature like this would always be able to avoid such anomalies by virtue of its instinctive vigilance, but this eagle owl did not know that it was due to starvation. Head, still overconfident, it dashed straight towards the cloud of gray-black smoke—and beneath it was its sure prey—a fat mole.

   Black smoke billowed.

The mole screamed, sharp and loud, something fell from the sky, and was just a few feet away from it, it screamed threateningly, and frantically moved its claws, and burrowed back into its burrow. .

  It was the shriveled corpse of an eagle owl.

Amon doesn't like animal blood. Although vampires can live on animal blood when necessary, he was in a bad mood tonight - no no no, to be precise, he should be in a good mood. The parents of the blood clan threw away Prince Kong Dai not so regretfully. Although Amon had also made some attempts, this man, although he had a majestic body, had a cowardly heart, and he was troubled by all kinds of concerns. , even if the throne is only one step away from him, he is still looking forward and backward, hesitating - Amon can see his future more clearly than a "Famous Shu" in the Boulogne woods, he is destined to never become Domination can only be dominated by others.

   Amon sighed, maybe this is fate, even he can't break free.

   his king.

He flew to the center of Paris, overlooking the city that had once again fallen into chaos—fires everywhere, unfinished houses set ablaze again, soldiers with light maroon and dark blue shoulder straps They were fighting each other, their blood adorning the dark streets, and in the deeper alleys everyone was being robbed, humiliated, and killed—every war was bound to produce large numbers of vile gangsters, They are like moles hiding in a cave. As soon as they smell the smoke of gunpowder in the air, they come out one after another and act recklessly. After all, there are no judges, no policemen, and no adults who can uphold justice for people.

   Even the poorest can hardly keep themselves safe, because killing can also bring joy to these beasts.

There are also dark creatures hidden in this city. Nofele's vampires are different from other vampires who can deal with dignitaries, scholars, scholars, or mingle in dance theaters. The cursed family, their faces are twisted and ugly like a wild boar that has been beaten, and their stature is squat and short. As long as they see them, people will scream, so they can only live in tombs and sewers, only Haunting in the deepest nights, living on the bottom of the street girls and drunks.

   Also, when the city falls into riots or wars, it is also a rare good time for Nofele.

Amon saw a few Nopheles waiting by the Seine, waiting for the lonely soldiers or citizens who wanted to escape. At the same time, he also saw a team of musketeers guarding the carriage from the Louvre Museum. Galloping out, the vampires sniffed the scents swept up in the evening wind—the stench of river water, the rotting smell of Nophila, and the smell of gunpowder, and... the king could almost be called a cleansed, in a very young age. He insisted on bathing at least once a day, but rarely used strong perfume, so his smell was always so flat, but it was also very special.

Just when Amon wanted to "clean up" this little worry for the king, a group of huge black bats suddenly pounced on the gray smoke in a scream that humans couldn't hear, and their wings and teeth ripped the smoke into pieces. Countless small pieces, but the wisps of smoke did not dissipate, but became more solid. They turned into countless scattered ropes, tightly binding each big bat.

  The chaotic black shadows were entangled together, falling from the air on a raised roof ridge, and tumbling down the sloping roof ridge until it was blocked by a drip-billed beast.

The smoke and the bat changed back to human form in an instant. Amon and Hilperik, Zmish and Vandro, the two important family heads of the blood clan, were twisted together in embarrassment. They recited the spell at the same time, the dripping water of the stone. The mouth beast moved, and the opposite order made it at a loss. Fortunately, both Amon and Hilperic discovered this low-level mistake, and changed another spell at the same time. It snarled silently, flapped its wings, and flew. To those nophiles.

   Amon laughed first and raised his hands. Hilperic glanced at him coldly, jumped up from him gently, and stood in the empty position of the Gripper, watching the king's motorcade worriedly.

He stood beside Amon, but within a few minutes, the drip-billed beast had already tore apart the two Norphiles and turned to the next prey. The other Norphiles saw this and fled immediately, but unfortunately, The direction they escaped was the place where the King's convoy had to pass, and Amon immediately turned into hundreds of little bats—to say, he thought the bats he turned into were much cuter than Hiperic's **** bats.

   Then he crashed into a cloud.

   Before Amon, who had reincarnated in human form, could say anything, Hilperic turned back from the lead-grey smoke and made a serious gesture.

   This is a warning gesture common among vampires to indicate great danger—usually referring to priests and paladins of the Inquisition.

Amon looked down, and he saw that the two knights galloped out before Nophele could approach a hundred feet in front of the convoy. The bright silver light flashed and came from the darkness. An inhuman howl.

   "The Inquisition?" Amon pretended to be surprised.

  Hilperic glanced at him indifferently, and he didn't believe that Amon really didn't know anything: "What you can see, Elayo can't see."

   "Of course," Amon said, "he is also a monster after all."

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